Curt Jones Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

solidgroundpartners.com

April 2014 - Principal Partner / Managing Director, Solid Ground PartnersPresent- The traditional model for higher education is at risk and Solid Ground Partners believes the path to a fully-funded future must be paved with significant revenue streams that are predictable, perpetual, and passive. Solid Ground Partners connects private Christian colleges.

Pacific Northwest, New York/New Jersey

- See link to Top Ten Fundraising and Capital Formation Highlights below.

National

- Experienced business and marketing consultant- Lifetime student of leadership, marketing, and organizational development- Extensive public speaking and corporate/sales training experience- Expertise in capital formation and fundraising strategies- Franklin-Covey Certified Facilitator (time management trainer)- Executive Business Coach (certified)- Strong.

Salem, OR

- Worked closely with University President for six months as a strategic partner/advisor and member of the President's Cabinet- Planned and executed complete restructuring of advancement department and comprehensive overhaul of administrative, operational and marketing systemsLed and managed all advancement operations, development processes and fundraising.

Sandpoint, ID

April 2012 - Principal / Managing Director, BizWizity / Web DominationAugust 2013- BizWizity was a B2B marketing resource for digital entrepreneurs and business owners who needed a competitive digital presence. We offered integrated and fully automated systems for entity formation, brand identity/clarity, logo design, collateral production, website.

Birmingham, AL

April 2011 - Principal / President, Kingdom Business MagazineMarch 2012- Regent University’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership asked to joint venture with us on a digital magazine we developed for Christian business owners and entrepreneurs.- Built targeted demographic following of 40,000 followers on Twitter in preparation for launch- See link to.

Portland, Oregon Area

Created, launched, and built a holding company to manage a diversified portfolio of business interests: - Kingdom Point Equity Group (real estate division) - Kingdom Point Marketing Group (product development and distribution) - Kingdom Point Consulting Group (consulting division)

Wilsonville, OR

- Kingdom Point Investors was formed to raise $15 million to capitalize the purchase a 169-room operating hotel as a base of operations for Church @ The Point (see below).- Personally contacted contacted nearly 300 prospective investors who were intrigued by our vision to raise money for an income-producing asset that would operate profitably while housing.

Wilsonville, OR

- Church @ The Point was created as a church for people who had ignored or rejected traditional church models. Our vision was to offer real solutions to real problems for real people in the context of real relationships.- We envisioned owning and operating a full service hotel and conference center that would address our needs for parking, meeting rooms.

Portland, OR

- Founded company to develop infrastructure and support systems for marketing, sales, operations, admin, and finance for the 300+ financial professionals we served (see following entry)- Raised $180,000 to fund start up by casting a compelling vision for changing the way financial services were marketed and sold- Recruited and led a 10-person executive.

Portland, OR

December 1996 - Senior Marketing Director, World Marketing AllianceDecember 1999 Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction, WMA Securities, Inc. March 1994 - Marketing Director, World Marketing Alliance August 1996 Branch Office Manager, WMA Securities, Inc. September 1993 - Senior Associate, World Marketing Alliance February 1994 Registered Representative, WMA.

Red Bank, NJ, Portland, OR

- Drafted business plan designed to reduce Fortune 100 insurance company’s dependence on career agents and expand non-traditional distribution channels- Co-authored market research study for Fortune 100 company to validate and verify assumptions regarding non-traditional distribution channels- Created seminar selling system for Fortune 500 insurance.

Red Bank, NJ

- Raised $4 million to capitalize national financial services marketing company startup, established relationships with product providers, and managed product development, positioning, packaging, and pricing processes- Established operational procedures and sales/marketing functions, developed multiple distribution channels, and launched products.

New York, NY (Wall Street)

- Created wholly-owned subsidiary for Fortune 100 parent company (Continental Equities Corporation) to market mutual funds and investment-led insurance products nationally- Starting from scratch, built, grew, and, led new mutual fund company and general agency to $300-million (AUM) in less than three years- Established marketing relationships with vendors.

Pacific Northwest

- Managed sales, marketing, and training activities for 10-state Pacific Northwest Region- Drafted and received approval for $8 million budget to penetrate broker-dealer distribution channels including stock brokers, financial planners, and insurance companies- Pioneered strategic planning initiatives and established sales training systems and services for.

Portland, OR

- Managed retail sales and marketing activities for individual securities, mutual funds, limited partnerships, qualified plans, life insurance and annuities- Starting from scratch, recruited, licensed, trained, and managed 18 registered representatives and financial planners- As producing manager, led office in sales production for 1983, 1984, and.

Portland, OR

- Marketed and sold financial products to the investing public through public speaking and educational financial seminars- Participated in initial development of 10½-hour financial seminar that was subsequently franchised and presented to 2 million+ people by 10,000+ financial professional franchisees throughout North America- In second full month earned.

Graduate Work, Divinity/Ministry

Undergraduate Work, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities